Vannot, commander of the battalion, had turned aside a weapon aimed at the king.
One of the grenadiers of the Filles-Saint-Thomas warded off a blow with a sword, aimed in the same direction with the same intention."] [Footnote 2551: Declaration of Lachesnaye, in command of the legion .-- Moniteur, XII.

719 (evening session of June 20).

Speech of M.
Alos, an eye-witness.

(The king does this twice, using about the same words, the first time immediately on the irruption of the crowd, and the second time probably after Vergniaud's harangue.) Declaration of Lachesnaye, in command of the legion .-- Moniteur, XII.

719 (evening session of June 20).